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Data CenterConstellation WireSouth Dakota
South Dakota lawmakers reject statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers
South Dakota’s attempt to pause new 50 MW+ hyperscale data centers for a year just died in committee after procedural...
Data CenterConstellation WireMichigan
Michigan resident challenges ‘Stargate’ data center rezoning in court
A local resident is trying to reopen a settled lawsuit to halt the “Stargate” data center in Saline Township, targeting...
Data CenterAlabamaConstellation Wire
Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers
Columbiana just tightened zoning rules for data centers after a specific DigiPowerX project exposed how easily one could slide through...
Data CenterConstellation WireIndiana
Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns
Metrobloks’ 14-acre urban data center in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood just cleared a key rezoning hurdle despite unified resident opposition. The...
Data CenterConstellation WireMissouri
Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban
St. Charles just pushed a decision on banning large-scale data centers out to April, after public pushback from both residents...
Data CenterConstellation WireWisconsin
Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix
Beaver Dam is looking at a second major data center project, this time a 90,000-square-foot edge facility from developer Oppidan...
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Indianapolis weighs stricter data center rules to protect neighborhoods, water supplies
Indianapolis is under pressure to regulate a wave of proposed data centers as residents push back on energy, water, and...
Constellation WireData CenterGeorgia
Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia
LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...
Constellation WireData CenterMichigan
Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say
OpenAI and Oracle’s 2.2 million-square-foot “Stargate” hyperscale data center in Saline Township, Michigan is moving forward under a court-ordered consent...
Constellation WireData CenterLouisiana
New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits
New Orleans just put a one-year (extendable) ban on new data centers, blocking an MS Solar Grid Data project in...
